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HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 19A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM PDT MON OCT 19 1998
...LESTER CONTINUES MOVING WEST...
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN EFFECT WEST OF ACAPULCO
TO PUNTA SAN TELMO.
AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.4 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES
...345 KM...SOUTH OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO.
LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 70 MILES...110 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
OF EXTREME SOUTHERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THESE RAINS
COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO FROM SALINA CRUZ TO
ZIHUATANEJO SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...14.6 N...102.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE AT
2 PM PDT.
GUINEY
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